Spode Museum Trust Heritage Centre

About

Located at Josiah Spode's former factory, the birthplace of Bone China.

Learn about the history of the factory, see displays of fine ceramics and archival films; watch demonstrations of transfer printing, hand painting and raised paste gilding; visit the world famous Blue Room; enjoy browsing around the large shopping area and relax with tea and cake in the Blue Willow Tea Room at the end of your visit.

Guide Prices

Free Entry

Group Visits

Visit to the Blue Room including prior film £2.50 per personGuided Tour of the factory site £5.00 per personCombined Blue Room and Guided Tour £7.00 per personGroup Visits to the Heritage Centre No entrance chargeRefreshments of tea/coffee plus biscuits £2.50 per person

Map & Directions

Road Directions

Cars and Coaches

Follow signs for Stoke & Spode from the A500. There is a pay and display car park opposite the red factory gates on Elenora Street. The first hour of parking is free of charge. Parking on Sunday is free all day. Blue Badge holders can turn in to the red gates and please turn right. You will be able to drive down to the visitor centre and park right outside it on the factory site. Coaches can stop outside the gates.

Post code for Sat Nav users: ST4 1QQ

Public Transport Directions

By Train: The station is only about a 5 minute walk from the original Spode site. Turn right out of the station, turn right on Glebe Street. Follow the road beneath the railway bridge and over the A500 road bridge. Once over the A500, turn right onto Copeland Street and then left onto Elenora Street.

By Bus: Bus numbers 23 and 23a stop at the Elenora Street opposite the entrance gate